Mirrors of Narcissus

by Guy Willard

In this sequel to "Foolish Fire," our protagonist, Guy Willard is now a Freshman at college. Desperately trying to suppress his homosexual desires, he has settled down with a girlfriend, Christina.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1902852079
• ISBN13: 9781902852072
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Gay Men's Press
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Guy tries to go straight at college

The second part of Guy's "memoirs" is a very readable tale of the young teen Guy and his time at college. Not admitting to his sexual preference he has a steady relationship with a fellow girl student Christina. But he is has a surreptitious encounter with another boy, which leads to further secret assignations. Then when a new room mate, Scott moves in things become even more complicated, a complication which becomes three-way involving Christina. Through these confused relationships Guy comes to accept his own true leanings, and finally makes a drastic decision. This is a warm and very enjoyable read that is quite involving as we see Guy really coming to terms with himself.

A Wonderful Follow-up to Foolish Fire

In `Mirrors of Narcissus', we follow Guy Willard through part of his freshman year of college. He's got a girlfriend now, a convenient cover for his continued denial that he's gay. In this continuation of `Foolish Fire', we watch the machinations of our anti-hero as he works his magic on those around him: his girlfriend Christine, his roommate Scott (there's a scene with him toward the end that is amazing), the men he meets anonymously to have sex with, and the professor who's in love with him. Gripped by his fear that he'll never be `normal', Guy continues to flirt with disaster at every step of the way. Guy is still athletic, straight-acting, good looking and turns everyone's heads even more. For all practical purposes, he's as straight as they come. Yet, he's not. He's totally gay, but continues to push the inevitable back further and further. Why do I like this odd dark tale? It's hard to say, really. Perhaps I find it fascinating that such a strong-willed character willingly continues to push love away. Perhaps it's because I loved watching how Guy pulls off his strange acts of trying to get close to the boys he can't have by being with the girls who have-to somehow draw the essence of the boys from the girls who've had them. Actually, it's most likely because I find that the author has such a presence to his writing that it's impossible to stop reading! Tom Boggs (the author) is incredibly skilled at his craft. He's a true expert at creating a train wreck of a main character who's totally believable! I found this installment of the series (there is another one coming very soon!) to be highly sexually charged, beautiful in its imagery, and with a passionate depth of characterization that kept my attention at every page-especially toward the end, as the climax of the story built toward a crescendo. I'm generally a slow reader, but I read this 193-page tome in two days. It was my companion at every spare moment for those two days, too. I wish it hadn't ended so fast!

What a Guy!

I enjoyed this sequel to "Foolish Fire" and find Guy Willard an intriguing character that I can definitely relate to. Not great literature and not purely erotica, the novel floats along on under its own steam, leading the reader into some interesting plot twists and sexual adventures. A good read that seems to suggest that there will be more adventures for Guy and his fan club in the future. I can hardly wait!